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Borders
To us, borders are not lines where countries meet, but places where national laws and transnational business intersect. When companies, capital and people cross borders, they enter a sphere where trade deals, tax havens, multinational supply chains and human migration are big factors in how business is done. Here we look at how the global economy operates in this space between states.
The ranking of the world’s most powerful passports shows Africans still can’t travel easily

It may be getting easier for Africans to travel within the continent, but African passports still can’t travel far. The annual Henley Passport Index released…
Things commonly smuggled into North Korea’s surprisingly robust black market

North Korea has one of the most closed economies in the world, but items from bibles to K-pop videos find a way across its borders…
The world has its first millennial leader. And, of course, he is an anti-immigrant conservative.

Sebastian Kurz is set to become the world’s first leader from the millennial age group of those born in 1981 onwards. The 31-year-old, who led…
For refugees in India, the safety net is shrinking and government help is nowhere in sight

Attempts by the Indian government to deport tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees have thrust the country’s laws into the spotlight. Lawyers representing the Rohingyas…
Catalonia puts independence on hold but highlights Spain’s “radical” refusal to negotiate

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont declared today (Oct. 10) that Catalonia’s government is putting independence on hold. In a speech in parliament, Puigdemont said, “I want…
Angela Merkel’s cap on refugees pleases her party but could hurt coalition talks

After an election that saw Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats bleed around one million voters to the right-wing Alternative for Germany, the German chancellor has finally…
Bob Geldof is “sick” of the world—blame Donald Trump, Aung San Suu Kyi, and “old culture”

Bob Geldof, the veteran singer-songwriter who turned political activist, is “sick of it.” “It” being the politicians getting in the way of a better world…
Catalonia has “deepened the cracks” of the disunity created by the existence of the euro

The European Union created the euro in order to unite as many member states as possible under one currency. However, according to research by Franz…
How a slave trader created a Bombay in New York

In 1804, when Michael Hogan appeared in New York with his wife, Frances Hogan, née Richardson, he was greeted with a warm reception. The Irish-born…
The land of Haile Selassie is finally recognizing its Rastafarian community

Ethiopia’s government has announced it will issue identity cards to members of the Rastafarian community, a religious group that has long been seen as stateless…
One of the world’s oldest civilizations is battling with Egypt to return to its land

Nubian activists in Egypt are demanding to return to their ancestral land, believed to be located on a strip of the Nile near the city…